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STAT's daily Morning Rounds newsletter leads with a Boston federal court hearing where roughly two dozen states are suing to block the administration's new Medicaid work requirements, wrapped in a digest of other health-policy notes.
STAT+ reports from the National Association of Medicaid Directors fall conference, where state officials are scrambling to implement new Medicaid work requirements — described as one of the biggest changes to the program in decades — with less than 80 days until their deadline, as CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz urged states to treat the rollout as a 'great national research project.'
U.S. health insurance premiums jumped 9% in 2026 while the share of uninsured working-age adults rose, and half of the uninsured skipped needed care due to cost, per a new survey.
KFF's annual employer health benefits survey finds workers' contributions for family coverage jumped 9% this year, a sharper rise than in recent years, squeezing both employers and employees.
Alan valued at €5B (~$5.83B), up from $4.5B in 2024.
Alan, a health-insurance startup, hits a €5 billion private valuation.
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